UN partnership aims to combat microplastics in cigarettes

Feb 04, 2022, at 06:20 pm

New York: A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health impacts of microplastics in cigarette butts, the most discarded waste item worldwide.

New WHO campaign to help COVID-era quitters kick the habit

Dec 09, 2020, at 05:18 pm

New York: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, announced the start of a year-long global campaign to help people quit tobacco, with millions citing the threat of COVID-19 as a new incentive to give up the habit. 

Researchers say weekly bottle of wine has same cancer risk as ten cigarettes

Apr 02, 2019, at 05:14 pm

London, Apr 2 (IBNS): Researchers in Southampton have found drinking a bottle of wine a week increases the risk of cancer by as much as smoking between five and 10 cigarettes.

At least three out of five people who try a cigarette become daily smokers, finds study

Jan 11, 2018, at 01:46 am

London, Jan 10 (IBNS): The findings, from over 215,000 survey respondents and published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, provides strong support for prioritising efforts to reduce cigarette experimentation among adolescents.

Poisons from cigarettes reach major body organs in seconds: PHE

Jan 03, 2018, at 11:01 pm

London, Jan 3 (IBNS): UK's Public Health England (PHE) releases a new TV advert highlighting the dangers of tar in cigarettes, as England’s 7 million smokers are urged to make a quit attempt with help from Smokefree this New Year.